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Climate Change, Information, Beliefs and Action: Can new information affect Swedes’ climate change mitigation efforts?, Martin Kihlstedt
Undergraduate Economic Review

Convergence of GDP per Capita Levels within the Countries of the European Union, Hayk Mardanyan
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Yearly Changes in Education Expenditure and Changes in Student Performance, Dale A. Manzo
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The Effect of Income on Healthy Food Options, Hannah M. Doherty
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‘Vox Populi?:’ Assessing NATO Popularity Relative to Political and Economic Indicators in Selected Member Nations, Zachary W. Cheek
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Assessing Happiness: An Evaluation of the Latin American Paradox in the United States, Daniel J. Maisch
Honors Projects

The Foreign-Born and the American Dream: An Analysis of Trends in and Determinants of Immigrant Homeownership, Jared Schneider
Honors Projects

Patience as a Predictor for Environmental Attitudes, Carolina Missura
Undergraduate Economic Review

Infrastructure in India's Internal War: A District-Level Analysis of the Naxalite-Maoist Conflict, Krunal Desai
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The Impact of Democracy on Economic Growth in South Asia, Rijul Alvan Das, Siddharth --
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The Rise of Community-Based Natural Resource Management Strategies as Explained by Transaction Costs, Keely A. Fisher, Marc R. Donnelly, Collin Adams
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The Effects of Increased Access to Mail-In and Absentee Voting Due to COVID-19 on Voter Turnout in the 2020 Presidential Election, Irene Catlin Hedeman
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How Does Industrialization Affect (Equitable) Income Growth? Evidence from U.S. Manufacturing During the Early 20th Century, Leonardo Cavedagne
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The Effect of Epidemiological Investor Sentiment on Financial Market Movements, Ruben A. Silverstone
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The Effect of Female Protagonists and Non-Sexist Dialogue on Domestic Box Office Revenue for Films Released Between 1995 to 2018, Chase Ochsner
Honors Projects

Analyzing and Decomposing South African Income Inequality by Income Source, Race, and Poverty Level for 2008 and 2014, Zia Saylor
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Modeling the US Beef Industry’s Response to COVID-19, Owen Michael Fleming
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Information Perception and Climate Change Adaptation, Ji Won Sung
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Labor Market Monopsony and Wage Inequality: Evidence from Online Labor Market Vacancies, Samuel I. Thorpe
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Determinants of Business Cycle Synchronisation in the Common Monetary Area in Southern Africa, Gustaf Dillner
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Gambling With Debt: The English Premier League, Edward Robinson
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Professor Seeborg Says COVID Drives Retirements, But It's Not Best Time For Everyone, Dana Vollmer
Interviews for WGLT

The Affordable Care Act and Entrepreneurship Lock: An Updated Examination of Employer-Based Healthcare’s Effect on Self-employment by Demographic Group, Sean Ruddy
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Market Trends in Food Consumption Expenditures Away From Home Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Rebecca Weir
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The Google Trends Uncertainty (GTU) Index: A Measure of Economic Policy Uncertainty in the EU Using Google Trends, Luisa Weinberg
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Affirmative Action and Mismatch: Evidence from Statewide Affirmative Action Bans, Leon Ren
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Raise the Seawalls: Local Governments & Flood Protection, Felix Stetsenko
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Preserving History or Property Values: Historic Preservation and Housing Prices in Washington, DC, Lev Klarnet
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Effects of Minimum Wage Increase on Employment in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Korea, Hyunah Kim
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The Effects of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement on Africa's Regional Economic Communities: An Empirical Analysis, Elizabeth Zhu
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Professor Mike Seeborg on Covid-19 Jobless Benefits, Eric Stock
Interviews for WGLT

Wellbeing and Marriage: Does Marriage Improve Mental Health?, Maranda L. (Kahl) Joyce
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Effect of Unemployment Length on Employment Expectations, Kamyar Kamyar
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Assessing the Determinants of the Human Development Index in Oil-Dependent Nations, Adrian Fossaceca
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Sanctuary Cities and Their Respective Effect on Crime Rates, Adam R. Schutt
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Determinants of County-Level Poverty Rates in 2017: An Upper-Midwest Comparison, Trey V. Perez
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Irving Fisher, the Debt-Deflation Theory, and the Crisis of 2008-2009, Zacharie Quiviger
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The Economic Implications of Eliminating Coal Subsidies in G7 Countries, Rachel M. Kim, Pradnaya S. Pathak
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The Out Migration from Illinois Cities and the Impact it has on the People Left Behind, Evan Anderson
Honors Projects

Women, STEM, and Gender Differences in Higher Education Attainment, Amber Gauthier
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Migration Project Abstract, Evan Anderson
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Do Graduates from Female-Dominated Majors Earn Less than Graduates from Male-Dominated Majors?, Chase Ochsner
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Economic Assimilation of Young Southern European Immigrants in the United States’ Labor Market, Christopher Sawicki
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Effects Of Relative Position on Success in Dancing Competitions - Lessons for Discrimination in Recruitment Processes, Jan P. Ringling
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Exploring the Effects of International Wage Differences on Brain Drain, Austin Martin
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The Effect of Good Samaritan Laws (GSL) on Opioid Overdose Mortality, Tarun Ramesh
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Poverty and Labor Force Participation Across Metropolitan Philadelphia, Zachary J. Porreca
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Determinants of Growth Volatility in Low- and Middle-income Countries, Jenny Thao Le
Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics

Reference-Dependent Preferences Among NFL Fans: Evidence from Google Trends, Sunjae Lee
Undergraduate Economic Review

Is Geographical Remoteness an Economic Disadvantage?, Jiaxuan Lu
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Is Our Coal-Onial Era Ending Anytime Soon?, Hadiqa Faraz
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A Data Analysis of the World Happiness Index and its Relation to the North-South Divide, Charles Alba
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Is Diamond a Resource Curse for Africa?, Karli Hamrick
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Learning Consequences of School Improvement in Mexico: Evidence from a Large Government Program, Carlos Alejandro Noyola Contreras
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Recessions Or Partisanship: What Explains Climate Skepticism in the U.S.?, Abhishek S. Sambatur
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Understanding the Characteristics of Remittance Recipients in Venezuela: A Country in Economic Crisis, Nicole A. Degla
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The Relationship Between College Expansion and Income Inequality, Aidan J. Wang
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The Shifting Dynamics of International Reserve Currencies, Robert J. Righi
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How Do Interest Rates Affect Market Capitalization Growth Rates in the US?, Philip Carolin
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The Impact of 2018 Tariffs on U.S. Trade Values Across Relevant Categories, Lydia Murray
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Impacts of Contraception on Women’s Decision-Making Agency in Indonesia, Michaela J. Fogarty
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The Economics of Weight Loss, Shivani Pandey
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How Deep Is Your Love? Loss Aversion in Dating Markets, Genevieve B. Gregorich
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A Statistical Analysis of Economic Perceptions in the 2015 United Kingdom General Election, Amarvir Singh-Bal Mr.
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The Argentine Great Depression, Laira Aggarwal, Francois Ries, Alejandro Salvador
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Measuring the Black-White Dissimilarity Index in Williamsburg and James City County Public High Schools, Sylvia Greer
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A CGE-Model Analysis of U.S. Imposed Automotive Tariffs, Angela Li
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International Migration and FDI: Can Migrant Networks Foster Investments toward Origin Countries?, Trang Heidi Luu
Honors Projects

Sleep, Salary, and Successful Occupational Negotiation: Evidence from a Labor Market Survey, Jerrick Tram, Philip Wesley Routon
Undergraduate Economic Review

Hedge Funds in the Periphery: An Analysis of Structures Influencing Fund Behavior in the Icelandic and Cypriot Financial Crises, Jameson K. Mah
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Belgium’s 2008 recentralization of wage-setting mechanisms and the decentralization-unit labor costs-net exports link: Chronicle of a Death Foretold?, Ines Pedro Fernandes
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Mike Seeborg, and the Illinois Minimum Wage Increase, February 18, 2019, Mary Cullen
Interviews for WGLT

Second-Generation Mexican Immigrants: How Do They Fare in the U.S. Labor Market?Second-Generation Mexican Immigrants: How Do They Fare in the U.S. Labor Market?, William Gustafson
Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics

Female Labour Force Participation and the Prices of Household Durable Goods: A Philippine Study, Kyle N. Mitschiener, Vanessa T. Siy Van
Undergraduate Economic Review

Evaluating Ethiopia’s Development Progress, Sambath Jayapregasham, Matthäus Schuster, Ruben Tjon-A-Meeuw
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The Effects of Student-Teacher Ratio on Test Scores: Applying Ceteris Paribus to California and Massachusetts Schools, Laira Aggarwal
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Foreign Capital Inflows and Economic Well-being: A Statistical Analysis of 46 Sub-Saharan African Countries From 1995-2015, Alexander M. Csanadi
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Impact of Airplane Crashes on Firm's Credit Risk Under the CreditGrades Model, Alexandros Bougias
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An Examination of the Stock Market’s Effect on Economic Inequality, Nicholas J. Golina
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Accounting for Leverage in Intangible and Tangible Investments Across the Business Cycle, Neil Mauskar
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Examining the Impact of Education on Diabetes Rates, Mackenzie Bogiages
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Swimming For More Than Gold: How Swimming Participation and Success in Elite International Swimming Events Can Decrease Drowning Rates Across the World, Joshua R. Cottle
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The Economic Impacts of a U.S. withdrawal from NAFTA: A CGE Analysis, Jonathan Liu
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Upward Intergenerational Mobility of College Students: Does the Type of Institution Matters?, Caroline Monsen
Honors Projects

Exploring the Contributing Factors to Labor Market Assimilation Outcomes across Refugee Groups in the United States, Hsin-Jou Lily Chang
Honors Projects

Making the Grade: The Contribution of Education Expenditure to Economic Growth, Neil Frank
Undergraduate Economic Review

Are Volatility Expectations in Different Countries Interdependent? A Data-Driven Solution to Structural VAR Identification for Implied Equity Volatility Indices, Timothy de Silva
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Mutual Economic Incentives for Urban Tree Canopy Restoration, Paul E. Thompson Jr.
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Is There Really a Foreign Language Premium in Canada?: Evaluating the Foreign Language Effect on Canadian Wages, Peter C. Ki
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Measuring Health Outcomes of Uncovered Employment: A Study of Income, Social Mobility, Equality, and Health Indicators in an Under-looked Segment of the Labor Force, Zakariya Kmir
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Time Allocation, Sleep, and Academic Achievement in the Student Population, Patrick F. Ryan
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The Value of Green Certification on Single-Family Houses in the Chicagoland Area, Raymond Bolton
Honors Projects

Implications of Regional Banking Industry on Regional Business Dynamics, Rowland Filbert
Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics

The Perceived Return on College Investment in Relation to Economic Expectations of Students at the University of Maryland, Joshua S. Roston
Undergraduate Economic Review

Take me out to the Ball Game? The Effect of Crime on Major League Baseball Game Attendance, Allison Jakubek
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Georgetown’s First Six MOOCs: Completion, Intention, and Gender Achievement Gaps, Paul A. Healy
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Obamacare and the Fight Against Income Inequality, Perry T. Mindo Jr
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Local Union Strength’s Effects on Individual Employment Outcomes, Brianna J. Rippin
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Investigating a Modern Midwestern Crisis: The Economy and Opioid Overdose Death in Ohio, Anna M. Gagliardo
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Rethinking formalization of Zimbabwe's informal sector, Nixon S. Chekenya Mr
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Is Google Search Behavior Related to Volatility? Incorporating Google Trends Data into a GARCH Model for Equity Volatility, Timothy de Silva
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Preferences Among MLB fans: What Factors Affect Jersey Sales?, Gabe R. DeWerff
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Fossil Fuels, Development and Aid: Should More Be Done to Help?, Jacob M. Walker
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Modelling Public-Education Spending vs. Allocation as Independent Factors of Educational Outcomes, Kevin Tasley
Undergraduate Economic Review

Who is Better Off?: An Empirical Analysis of How Sibship Effects Earnings, Cassidy Elgeness, Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Relationship between Educational and Demographic Characteristics of Vietnamese Chairpersons and the Performance of their Firms, Thanh Vu, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Payoff of a Healthy Lifestyle while in College, Richard D. Angeletti III
Undergraduate Economic Review

The Importance of Profitability in Determining Volatility Across Industries with Different Debt Levels, Timothy de Silva
Undergraduate Economic Review

Refugees in the United States: Are They Worse Off?, Lily Chang
Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics

Education and Economic Dominance, Daniil Kashkarov
Undergraduate Economic Review

Crafting Chaos: The Classification of Unilateral Transfers under the Current Account at Bretton Woods and its Impact on Remittances to the Indian State of Kerala, Anish Gawande
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Determining Yuan Valuation- An Extension of the IMF External Balance Assessment Approach, Shantanu A. Banerjee
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The Impact of Culture, Institutions, and the Euro on Trade Flows in Europe, James Aylward
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Significance and Impacts of the Tripartite Free Trade Area – a Qualitative Assessment, Sambath Jayapregasham
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The Economic Efficacy of Reintegration Assistance for Former Child Soldiers, Jonathan B. Kaufmann
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The effects of borrowing rates on intra-firm disequilibria between equity prices and CDS premiums – evidence from dynamic panel analysis., Robert J. Brown
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A Discourse on Diversity: the impact of management team heterogeneity on firm performance., Robert J. Brown
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To Be Made Sick by Medicine: Quantitative Easing and Inequality After the Financial Crisis, giulio alberto bianchi
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The Shochu Conundrum: Economics and GATT Article III, Alex Davis
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The Value of Life: Explaining High Spending on End of Life Care, Marie R. Veillette
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Moral Hazard and Mispriced Systemic Risk in the Lead-Up to the 2007 Subprime Mortgage Crisis in the United States, Georgi Rusinov
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The Composition of Fiscal Adjustments: Economic and Social Implications, David Vilalta
Undergraduate Economic Review

Income Mobility through Education in the United States, Maxwell Leonard, Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Foreign Direct Investment and Sovereign Debt in The European Monetary Union, Joseph Bakke, Ilaria Ossella-Durbal, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Economic Impact and Audience Patronage Studies of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Tyler Stacey, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Long-Term Economic Impact of Juvenile Criminal Activity, Eric Hyla, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Effect of China’s One-Child Policy on Male and Female Chinese Immigrant Earnings: Does it Pay to Be an Only Child?, Stephanie McAtee, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Can the Working Industry Tell about Your Chance of Getting Health Insurance? A Study on the Health Insurance Coverage of Working Adults in the U.S., NgocGiao Nguyen, Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Second Generation Immigrants: The Effect of Parental Nativity Status on Earnings, Karen Silverman, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Price, Volume, and Termination Rate of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions, Natalie M S Duncombe
Undergraduate Economic Review

Social Capital, Culture, and Institutions as Determinants of Entrepreneurship in a Development Context, Daniel Nikolic
Undergraduate Economic Review

Second-Generation Immigrants: The Effect of Parental Nativity Status on Earnings, Karen Silverman
Honors Projects

Income Mobility Through Education in the United States, Maxwell Leonard
Honors Projects

The Effect of China's One-Child Policy on Male and Female Immigrant Earnings: Does it Pay to be an Only Child?, Stephanie McAtee
Honors Projects

An Economic Study of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Tyler Stacey
Honors Projects

Determinants of FDI into Developing Countries, Hang Bich Phung
Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics

Internationalism in Children's Series ed. by Karen Sands-O'Connor and Marietta A. Frank (review), Marina Balina
Marina Balina

Exploring Economic and Social factors that increase Economic and Well-being measurements of developing and developed countries, Kofi D. Boadu
Undergraduate Economic Review

The adoption of solar cells in the US: A cross-section analysis, Iwnetim I. Abate
Undergraduate Economic Review

Impact of Exchange Rate Regimes on Economic Growth, Brigitta Jakob
Undergraduate Economic Review

The Effect of New York City Sports Outcomes on the Stock Market, Nir Levy
Undergraduate Economic Review

International Trade in Telecommunication Services: A Cross Sectional Gravity Regression, Justin C. Doty
Undergraduate Economic Review

Cost - Benefit Analysis of the German High Speed Rail Network, Martin Dorciak
Undergraduate Economic Review

Art Arbitrage - Violations of the Law of One Price Created by Fine Art Auctions, Amy Liu
Undergraduate Economic Review

The Determinants of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Excise Tax Rates, Nicholas R. Jenkins
Undergraduate Economic Review

Education and Women in the Informal Sector: A Cross-Country Analysis, Linh T. Nguyen
Undergraduate Economic Review

Is All Foreign Aid the Same? : An Empirical Comparison of the Effect of Multilateral and Bilateral Aid on Growth, Scott B. Jeffrey
Undergraduate Economic Review

Economic Analysis of the Labor Market Experience of African Immigrants in the U.S., Ene Ikpebe
Honors Projects

Intra-regional Currency Linkages and the Evolution of Exchange Rate Regime of the ASEAN Region, Tung Nguyen
Honors Projects

A Different Approach to Jensen’s Alpha and Its Relationship with Returning Ranking, Tingyu Du Ms.
Undergraduate Economic Review

Recent Periods of Financial Turbulence on the Russian Stock Market and Their Effect on Price Correlation and Value at Risk, Alexander Logoveev, Gregory Cherinko
Undergraduate Economic Review

Analysis of Labor Market Performance of College- Educated African Immigrants in the United States, Michael Seeborg, Ene Ikpebe, '15
Michael Seeborg

The Role of Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Portfolio Investment on the Financial Convergence of BRICS, Elisabeta Pana, Duc Nguyen, '17
Elisabeta Pana

What is the Superstar Effect for an NBA Franchise?, Michael Seeborg, Tyler Hatcher, '15
Michael Seeborg

Incentivizing Cadaver Organ Donors, Daniel Truesdale, Craig Broadbent, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Analysis of Labor Market Performance of College- Educated African Immigrants in the United States, Ene Ikpebe, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

What is the Superstar Effect for an NBA Franchise?, Tyler Hatcher, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Price Determinants of Sulfur Dioxide Market, Randy N. Azuogu, Craig Broadbent, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Local Economic Impact of State Farm’s 1,600 Position Relocation, Dominique Castle, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Compensated Cadaver Organ Donation: Will a small fee waiver work?, Daniel Truesdale
Honors Projects

Analyzing Options Market Toxicity and the Black-Scholes Formula in the Presence of Jump Diffusion as Simulated with Agent-Based Modeling, William D. Elliott
Undergraduate Economic Review

The Effect of Terminating Enforcement Actions on the Nation's Problem Banks, Benjamin Doehr
Undergraduate Economic Review

The Savings Behavior of Baby Boomers and Echo Boomers, Richard N. Fischer
Undergraduate Economic Review

Transferability of Human Capital: An Analysis of Immigrants from China, India, Korea, Philippines, and Vietnam in the United States, Lu Liao
Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics

State Failure and Political Instability: The Impact of Educational Attainment in Africa, Jesse D. Neugarten
Undergraduate Economic Review

Examining the AFQT as a Proxy for Human Capital, Jaret L. Kanarek
Undergraduate Economic Review

“…With Liberty and Justice Equitably and Efficiently Allocated for All”, Jake K. Bates
CrissCross

Vicious Cycle or Business Cycle?: Explaining Political Violence in Northern Ireland After the Troubles, Lauren Burke
CrissCross

Top of the Order: Modeling the Optimal Locations of Minor League Baseball Teams, W. Coleman Conley
Undergraduate Economic Review

A Closer Look at the Impact of Quantitative Easing on the Capital Markets: GARCH Analysis of the Exchange Traded Funds Market, Nicholas R. Duafala
Undergraduate Economic Review

Should You Do A Doctorate? The Changing Returns To Postgraduate Qualifications, Sven Hoeling, Lewis Gudgeon, Felix Hagemeister
Undergraduate Economic Review

The Unseen Cost of Lowering Labor Market Flexibility on Higher Education Market: Evidence from Cross-sectional Data from OECD, Hansol Kim
Undergraduate Economic Review

An Economic Analysis of Housing Market instability and Affordability in China, you wang
Undergraduate Economic Review

Reducing the Geographic Variance in Medical Expenditures: The Benefits of a Primary-Care-Oriented Health System, Noah Bricker
Undergraduate Economic Review

Will the U.S. Velocity of Money Step up Again? New Evidence from the Random Walk Hypothesis, Anh Thu Tran Xuan
Undergraduate Economic Review

A Backward Bending Supply of Loanable Funds: An Examination of the Interest Rate Elasticity of Saving, Rachel M. Doehr Ms.
Undergraduate Economic Review

Corruption, Income Inequality, and Subsequent Economic Growth, Josh Matti
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The Spanish Export Led Recovery, David Wagner
Undergraduate Economic Review

The Effects of Background Factors on AFQT Score, Jaret Kanarek
Honors Projects

Can Human Capital Explain the Difference in Private Health Insurance Coverage Rates between Natives and Immigrants?, Benjamin S. White
Undergraduate Economic Review

Relative Income Concerns and Labor Supply, Mark Giannis, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Effects of Background Factors on AFQT Scores, Jaret Kanarek, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Comparative Perspective of Regional Level Bank Profitability, Alexandra Betchel, Amit Ghosh, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Does Educational Inequality Explain Income Inequality Across Countries, Cristina Petcu, Ilaria Ossella-Durbal, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Respondent Learning and Fatigue in Stated Choice Experiments, Derek Lindgren, Criag Broadbent, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Open Trade Policies: Filthy Fog of the Future?, Erin Watchel, Criag Broadbent, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Duffee ’14 Named Technos Award Winner, Tia Patsavas
News and Events

Dao Selected for Economics Research Fellowship, Hannah Dhue
News and Events

Impact of the Bakken Oil Boom on Employment and Wages in North Dakota, Cody M. Brandt
Undergraduate Economic Review

Evaluating Conformity and Reciprocity in University Alumni Donation, Guanyi Yang
Undergraduate Economic Review

Employment Protection and Income Inequality: Is there a role for the Informal Sector?, Eleni Gkinni, Eleni Vasilaki
Undergraduate Economic Review

Comparative Perspective of Regional Level Bank Profitability, Alexandra Bechtel
Honors Projects

Open Trade Policies: Filthy Fog of the Future?, Erin Wachtel
Honors Projects

The Effect of Relative Wage on Hours Worked, Mark Giannis
Honors Projects

Does Educational Inequality Explain Income Inequality Across Countries?, Claudia Petcu
Honors Projects

Estimating the Effect of Home Court Advantage on Wins in the NBA, Jason Kotecki
Honors Projects

Trade Openness and Economic Growth, Anh Tung Dao
Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics

The Effect of Crossing the $100 Million Jackpot Threshold on Ticket Sales, Stanton Hudja
Undergraduate Economic Review

Contingent Valuation Methodology: Evaluation of Benefits of Improving Water Quality in the Lake Tai Region, Zongda Tu
Undergraduate Economic Review

Youth Aptitude as a Predictor of Adulthood Income, Jaret Kanarek
Undergraduate Economic Review

An econometric analysis of the “backward-bending” labour supply of Canadian women, Adib J. Rahman
Undergraduate Economic Review

Diet and Health Capital: An American Case Study, Matthew J. Klein
Undergraduate Economic Review

Of Hawks and Doves: Monetary Policy by Heterogeneous Committees, Gregor Schubert
Undergraduate Economic Review

Application of SGT Family Distributions in Quasi Maximum Likelihood Estimation, Samuel Dodini
Undergraduate Economic Review

Factors Explaining Obesity in the Midwest: Evidence from Data, Josh Matti, Hansol Kim
Undergraduate Economic Review

Evaluate the Effect of IMF’s Longer-Term Concessional Lending Programs on Growth in the Development Background of Sub-Saharan Region, Guanyi Yang
Undergraduate Economic Review

Inflation Targeting and Growth: The Role of the Tradable Sector, Luis Monroy Gómez Franco
Undergraduate Economic Review

Nguyen ’15 Places In Putnam Competition, Natalya Grabavoy
News and Events

Assessing Happiness: How Economic Factors Measure Up, Elizabeth K. Hancock
Honors Projects

Displacement in D.C.: A Case Study of Gentrification and Granger-Causality in Our Nation's Capitol, Will Lawrence
Honors Projects

Demographic Changes and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Asia, Sijia Song
Honors Projects

An Econometric Analysis of Anti-Bullying Program Factors on Bullying in Public American Middle Schools and High Schools, Austin B. Beck
Undergraduate Economic Review

Library Publishing and Undergraduate Education: Strategies for Collaboration, Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Michael C. Seeborg, Isaac Gilman
Stephanie Davis-Kahl

Library Publishing and Undergraduate Education: Strategies for Collaboration, Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Michael Seeborg, Isaac Gilman
Scholarly Publications

Time Series Analysis of Sales Tax Receipts in Cook County, Illinois Since 2004, Walker Ambrose, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Assessing Happiness: How Economic Factors Measure Up, Elizabeth Hancock, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Effects of Temporary Immigrant Labor, Katelyn Rowley, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A Time-Series Analysis of the Sales Tax in Tazewell County, Illinois, Benjamin Aberle, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Transmitting Occupational Niches From First to Second Generation Immigrants: Are There Earnings Consequences From Being the “Copycat” Generation?, Melissa Seeborg, Craig Broadbent, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Time Series Analysis of McLean County Sales Tax, Matthew Bishop, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Seasonal Trends in Lake County Sales Tax, Barbara Skrobacz, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Peoria County Sales Tax Receipts:Is the Economy Improving?, Michael Mayberger, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Demographic Changes and Economic Growth: Evidence from Asian Countries, Sijia Song, Amit Ghosh, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Effect of Health Insurance Type on Quality of Patient Care, Aravind Nagavalli, Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Determinants of Economic Growth in the Transitional Economies of the Former Yugoslavia, Tara Gracer, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Analysis of the Temporary Immigrant Labor Market on Information Technology Occupations, Katelyn Rowley
Honors Projects

Turning Followers into Dollars: The Impact of Social Media on a Movie’s Financial Performance, Joshua J. Kaplan
Undergraduate Economic Review

Building an Outstanding Student Journal in the IR, Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Michael C. Seeborg
Stephanie Davis-Kahl

Inaugural Robert S. Eckley Lecture in Economics, Sherry Wallace
News and Events

An Empirical Assessment of the Performance and Competitive Effects of Los Angeles County Charter Schools, Sam Trachtman
Undergraduate Economic Review

Renowned Economist Discusses Disparity of Wealth, Kim Hill
News and Events

Undergraduate Economics Journals: Learning by Doing, Michael Seeborg, Robert Leekley, Stephanie Davis-Kahl
Scholarly Publications

Civic Engagement in Low Income and Minority Neighborhoods, and the Role of Public Investment, Saheli Nath
Undergraduate Economic Review

Overfishing: Economic Policies in Finite Resource Biological Pools, Abdullah Nasser
Undergraduate Economic Review

Transmitting Occupational Niches From First to Second-Generation Immigrants: Are There Earnings Consequences From Being the "Copycat" Generation?, Melissa Seeborg
Honors Projects

Can Human Capital Explain the Difference in Private Health Insurance Coverage Rates between Natives and Immigrants?, Benjamin S. White
Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics

Undergraduate Economics Journals: Learning by Doing, Michael Seeborg, Robert Leekley, Stephanie Davis-Kahl
Michael Seeborg

Pricing Lower or Buying Cheaper? How Grocery Consumers Pay Less during Seasonal Demand Peaks, Colin Watson
Undergraduate Economic Review

A Household Model of Careers and Education Investment, Jessica F. Young
Undergraduate Economic Review

The Effect of Women’s Intrahousehold Bargaining Power on Child Health Outcomes in Bangladesh, Eleanor M. Schmidt
Undergraduate Economic Review

Undergraduate Economic Review: Recent Trends Report, Jake Mann
Undergraduate Economic Review

Immigrants, Medicaid, and the Deficit Reduction Act, Nicholas T. Fritsch
Undergraduate Economic Review

The Growing Concern of Poverty in the United States: an exploration of food prices and poverty on obesity rates for low-income citizens, Catherine Gillespie, Kathy Gray, Ethan Bailey, John Zivalich
Undergraduate Economic Review

Economic Assimilation of Chinese Immigrants in the United States: Is There Wage Convergence with Natives?, Yujie Wu
Honors Projects

Financial and Labor Market Determinants of Mortgage Delinquency Rates: McLean County, IL, 1985-2011, Jake Mann
Honors Projects

A Time-Series Analysis of Unemployment in Cook County and the U.S., Taylor Kaldahl, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Time-Series Analysis of Recent Employment Statistics in the Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area, Patrick Dahl, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Diamonds are Forever: Botswana's Fight Against the Resource Curse, Meara Dibadj, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Time Series Analysis of the Unemployment Rate in Kankakee County, Illinois, Cameron Ohlendorf, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A Time-Series Analysis of Employment in Danville, Illinois, Jonathan Bates, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A Time-Series Analysis Of Two Decades in Peoria's Labor Market, Nick Kenaga, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A Time-Series Analysis of Unemployment for the Rockford Metropolitan Area Since 1990, Kent Larson, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Economics of Salary Dispersion in the National Basketball Association, Dan Schouten, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Economics of Salary Dispersion in the National Basketball Association, Daniel Schouten
Honors Projects

Meta-Analysis of Environmental Kuznets Curve Studies: Determining the Cause of the Curve’s Presence, Brittany Goldman
Honors Projects

Returns from Self-Employment: Using Human Capital Theory to Compare U.S. Natives and Immigrants, Nikola Popovic
Undergraduate Economic Review

Shanghai as an International Financial Center - Aspiration, Reality and Implication, Raph Luo
Undergraduate Economic Review

Demand for Money and Exchange Rate: Evidence for Wealth Effect in India, Sahadudheen I
Undergraduate Economic Review

Does the Economy Determine the President? A Regression Model For Predicting US Presidential Elections, Roy K. Roth
Undergraduate Economic Review

Economic Shocks, Trade and International Relations, Jack Barnes Thompson
Undergraduate Economic Review

Economic assimilation of Mexican and Chinese immigrants in the United States: is there wage convergence?, Michael Seeborg, Yujie Wu
Scholarly Publications

Interest Rate Policy in China: The Impact of Suppressed Deposit Rates on Household Income from 2000-2007, Zhuliang James Zhang
Undergraduate Economic Review

Economic assimilation of Mexican and Chinese immigrants in the United States: is there wage convergence?, Michael Seeborg, Yujie Wu
Michael Seeborg

Economic Freedom and Fiscal Performance: A Regression Analysis of Indices of Economic Freedom on Per Capita GDP, Jason R. Ockey
Undergraduate Economic Review

Green for Gold: The Real Influences of Olympic Glory, Adebola Olayinka, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
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Time Series Analysis of Recapture Agreements in McLean County, Illinois, Eugene Kuzmin, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
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Financial Crises and Mortgage Assignments: McLean County, Illinois from 1990-2010, Graham Boden, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
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The Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment, Adam Law, Amit Ghosh, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

R&D Investment Link to Profitability: A Pharmaceutical Industry Evaluation, Lawrence J. Nord, Illaria Ossella-Durbal, Faculty Advisor
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The Effect of Niche Occupations in Income: A Closer Look at Chinese, Filipino, and Asian Indian Immigrants, Paige Maynard, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
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Right-To-Work Laws Effects on Unemployment and Wages, Duncan Lawson, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
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The Frequency of Leases in McLean County, David Martz, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Lis Pendens as an Indicator of Mortgage Quality: McLean County, Illinois, Michael J. Mann, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
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Educational Factors on Student Achievement, Deming Payne, Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Subordination Agreements in McLean County, Walker Ambrose, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Environmental Kuznets Curve and Political Factors, Olivia Campbell, Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

High Frequency Trading and the Stock Market: A Look at the Impact of Trade Volume on Stock Price Changes, Kyle Portnoy, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Environmental Equity in Illinois: A County-Level Comparison of Toxic Releases, Ted Richards, Craig Broadbent, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Gun Control Laws in the United States, Lauren Seidner, Amit Ghosh, Faculty Advisor
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Determinants of Housing Price in China, Tian Mao, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Predicting Community College Tuition and Enrollments and Simulating the Initial Effects of President Obama's American Graduation Initiative, Allison Frederick
Undergraduate Economic Review

The Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth, Daniel Smith
Undergraduate Economic Review

Labor Market Outcomes of Middle Eastern Immigrants in the Aftermath of September 11th, Mujtaba Isani, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Effects of US Monetary Policy on the Yield Curve, Stefan Stoev, Amit Ghosh, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Variablilty in Mortgage Frequency: McLean County Since 2000, Cory Sloan, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
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The Effects of Marital Status & Gender on Health Care Insurance Coverage in the United States, Jessica Kong, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Analysis of Mortgage Values, Dennis Zic, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Effects of Parental Education on the Earnings of Children in Native and Immigrant Families, Kelsey Hample, Michael Seeborg, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Consumer Perceptions & Video Game Sales: A Meeting of the Minds, John Sacranie, Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

State Tax Liens and the Business Cycle in McLean County (1999-2009), Kyle Portnoy, Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Examining Success of Motion Pictures at the Domestic Box-Office, Patrick Topf, Ilaria Ossella-Durbal, Facutly Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Do High Gas Prices Sell Smaller Cars? An Empirical Study of the Impact of Fuel Prices on Automotive Sales, Nathan Wheatley, Robert Leekley, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Intergenerational Transfer of Human Capital among Immigrant Families, Kelsey Hample
Honors Projects

Labor Market Outcomes for Middle Eastern Immigrants in the Aftermath of the September 11th Attacks, Mujtaba A. Isani
Honors Projects

Assessing the Productive Efficiency of US Health Care: Comparison of Analytical Methods, Amanda C. Clayton
Honors Projects

White Flight and Urban Decay in Suburban Chicago, Lindsey Haines
Honors Projects

Examining Success at the Domestic Box-Office in the Motion Picture Industry, Patrick Topf
Honors Projects

Consumer Perceptions & Video Game Sales: A Meeting of the Minds, John Sacranie
Honors Projects

The Effects of Marital Status & Gender on Health Care Insurance Coverage in the United States, Jessica S. T. Kong
Honors Projects

How European is the European Central Bank's Monetary Policy?, Teodora D. Petrova
Honors Projects